Besides being dark and mysterious, crows are extremely intelligent birds. So smart, in fact, that it might be a little bit scary. Even though their brains are the size of a human thumb, their ...

Corvus splendens — Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or ‘brilliance’ — is a fitting name for the strikingly intelligent birds that house crows are. Crows have long ...

Crows have long been known for their clever tricks, but new research shows they may be even smarter than we thought. Scientists have discovered that crows can recognize geometric patterns—a skill once ...

Crows have roots in folklore and mythology because of how intelligent they are - so intelligent, in fact, that they're considered one of the world's smartest animals. While we may never know how they ...

In a 2020 study, crows performed a complex task that involved hundreds of firing sensory analytical neurons. Crows can do jobs, share knowledge, and even ritualistically mourn their dead. Recent ...

Big, shiny black and highly intelligent, crows live all over the world. They are known for tight family relationships, crafty behavior, great eyesight, long life, intelligence and use of tools. Oh, ...

Some years ago, a bird researcher visited a famous institute that deals with primate cognition to give a talk. When the director of the institute introduced the bird researcher and his talk, he used ...

WASHINGTON -- Mounting tiny video cameras to the tail feathers of crows, researchers discovered that the birds use a variety of tools to seek food, and even make their own tools, plucking, smoothing ...

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“Let it Crow” is the 34th of the Meg Langslow mystery series. It seems nearly impossible to generate two novels a year and keep it fresh and not every number is up to snuff, but this one definitely is ...